Thinking about online real estate school? For a busy professional, parent, or student looking to transition into real estate, online real estate school is an attractive option.
Besides being more flexible, an online real estate school is typically more affordable and quicker than in-person real estate classes.
So, before you start looking for the best online real estate school or start signing up for accredited real estate courses online, here are three important questions to consider.
1.) Do You Work Well At Your Own Pace?
One of the benefits of online real estate school is you can complete your required 135 hours as quickly or as slowly as you want.
However, the quicker you finish, the sooner you can start your career and start selling. This is a huge draw if you’re someone who feels confident about moving through the material at a quicker pace than most because you won’t have to wait for the rest of your class to catch up with you in a self-paced online study program.
On the other hand, if you know you tend to fall behind without live instruction, a self-paced option may not be ideal.
Fortunately, this doesn’t mean you can’t study online.
At Allied Real Estate School, we offer both self-paced and livestream programs. Plus, our livestream programs are held later in the day to fit more people’s schedules and are led by an actual instructor in real-time.
We do this because we understand that learning real estate education online can be challenging, especially if you’ve never taken online classes or aren’t as familiar with the basics of real estate. Offering a livestream option includes more types of learners who still need the flexibility an online real estate school can offer.
2.) Do You Feel Comfortable Seeking Extra Support?
In an online real estate school setting, it’s up to you to reach out for support. That means you may need to send an email to an instructor, start a live online support chat, or call a peer for any questions you might have or any subjects you need some extra help with.
At Allied, we make this easy by having lots of live support available for our students. Additionally, most of our programs offer complementary resources like:
- Flashcards
- Study videos
- Practice exams
We even offer downloadable eBooks. These extra resources make it easy to figure out most questions on your own, but we encourage our students to reach out any time they feel they need the extra support.
3.) Can You Hold Yourself Accountable?
The truth is, it doesn’t matter where you study for your real estate license online if you aren’t able to complete your courses. While it does help to choose a high-quality, high-touch online real estate school like Allied to keep you moving through your pre-licensing education, your success is mostly up to you.
For some, showing up to in-person classes helps hold them accountable to do their work and keep their momentum going. When you study online, your drive needs to be stronger than the temptation to quit or fall behind when things get hard or your schedule gets busier than usual.
But again, at Allied, you’re never truly alone.
If you find yourself falling behind, getting busier than usual, or are having a hard time staying motivated, our instructors can work with you to find a better approach.
